The Student News Site of Walt Whitman High School

The Black and White

The Student News Site of Walt Whitman High School

The Black and White

The Student News Site of Walt Whitman High School

The Black and White

Bollyblog: Celebrating Dusherra, a Hindu holiday

Bollyblog: Celebrating ‘Dusherra,’ a Hindu holiday

By Eyal Hanfling October 15, 2011

Last week, I leaned out of a train travelling across the Indian countryside, danced with hundreds of people at a “Garba” festival and watched the destruction of giant statues of Hindu gods with explosives...

Dislike: Facebook’s new layout

By Lucy Chen October 11, 2011

Facebook recently unveiled its new layout, and many of its users are confused and outraged. Facebook seems to feel the urge to shake up its users every time they get a bit too comfortable. In general,...

Steve Jobs, who died Oct. 5, left a lasting impact on the way we use technology to entertain ourselves and communicate with others. His revolutionary products, such as the Mac, iPod and iPhone, are some of the most popular devices used today. Photo courtesy www.dcinside.net.

Remembering Steve Jobs

By Carolyn Freeman October 6, 2011
In front of me is my beloved white MacBook. To my left is my iPhone, and to my right is an iHome playing music from my iPod. Without the genius of Steve Jobs, my desk would be empty.
Blogger Eyal Hanfling meets some younger classmates during break time at school. Students must wear uniforms at all times and obey strict rules on short hair length. Photo courtesy Eyal Hanfling.

Bollyblog: Freedom from a different perspective

By Eyal Hanfling September 21, 2011

This year, MCPS allows students to use their phones during lunch. At my new school in India, students are forbidden from even bringing their phones onto campus and face searches, pat-downs and confiscation...

Kelly, a Dance Mom, prepares her daughter, 10-year-old Paige for a dance competition on the Lifetime show Dance Moms. Although the moms on the show may seem pushy and demanding, theyre not all that different from parents in this area. Photo courtesy www.lifetime.com.

Lifetime’s new show: ‘Whitman Moms’

By Carolyn Freeman September 19, 2011
The mothers on “Dance Moms” may seem overly severe and often insane, but the cut-throat atmosphere of the studio often resembles Whitman, where I’ve noticed students struggling under the weight of too many AP courses and too little time.
Ferris Buellers Day Off, one of John Hughes Brat Pack films, is a classic example of a back-to-school film. Photo courtesy www.squidoo.com.

Back-to-school movies, in the style of John Hughes

By Maria Reis September 18, 2011
Hollywood has often tried to place high schoolers' issues on the silver screen, but no filmmaker has been more successful in capturing the nuances of high school than John Hughes.
Blogger Eyal Hanfling, center, waits for the school bus every morning with his host siblings and host cousins. He is in India on a study abroad scholarship to learn Hindi. Photo courtesy Eyal Hanfling.

Bollyblog: An introduction to school abroad in India

By Eyal Hanfling September 13, 2011
I've now lived in New Delhi, India, for two months with a host family, and while I'm here, I'm attending a traditional Indian school and participating in a cultural exchange program.
Sophomore Anna Volkov (left) and juniors Corinne Lake (center) and Melanie Goldberg remove shingles from a roof of a condemned house in Pulaski, Virginia. The Whitman Relief Network club traveled to the town JUne 19 to 24 to aid rebuilding efforts after a disastrous tornado. Photo couirtesy Melanie Goldberg.

A week in Pulaski helps the town recover from a tornado

By Michael Yang June 26, 2011
I’ve been on service trips before, but this one was just a little bit different. Over 60 students from the Whitman Relief Network club traveled to Pulaski, Va. to help the town recover from a tornado.
The success of Apples iPad has caused a recent increase in tablet sales. But while these devices are cool, theyre not as functional as a laptop and not as portable as a smartphone. Photo courtesy www.blog.com.

Tech: laptop vs. tablet vs. smartphone

By Jacob Rasch June 16, 2011

Take a really cool laptop computer, like an HP TouchSmart Pro.  Now, remove the keyboard, mouse, USB ports and 50 GB hard drive.  Voilà!  You have a tablet computer. The Apple iPad is not the...

This program allows users to remove the tracking file from their iPhones. The tracking file stores information on the users location for the last six months. Photo by Jacob Rasch.

Tech: iPhone tracking device knows where you are

By Jacob Rasch June 8, 2011

When security researchers recently found out that a small file in the iPhone was tracking users' locations, it caused quite a controversy.  People asked, “Do I have anything to worry about?” Anytime...

The National Mall is a new app that offers 264 original songs, each specifically designed for an area around the Mall. The high-quality songs are all appropriately matched to their historical landmarks and provide a fitting soundtrack to any tourists day in D.C. Photo by Zach Fuchs.

The National Mall gets its own soundtrack

By Zach Fuchs June 8, 2011

Usually, I would feel awkward standing alone next to the Washington Monument with bulky headphones on, completely still except for my tapping foot. But last Saturday, I was too busy listening to “The...

Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveils a new line of products June 6, including the highly-anticipated iCloud. Photo courtesy www.nytimes.com.

Tech: Steve Jobs unveils iCloud, Mac OSX Lion and iOS5

By Eyal Hanfling June 7, 2011

Apple announced a line of new products Monday at its annual World Wide Developers Conference that, for many, will change the way information is shared on the computer. CEO Steve Jobs made an appearance...

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